A solar car made by students from Japan’s Tokai University was on Wednesday named the winner of a race across the Australian outback that aimed to show that green cars can also be mean.

A team of inner-city students from West Philadelphia are trying to build a hybrid car that can get 100 miles per gallon, vying against Fortune 500 companies for a potential $7.5 million in prize money. “We’re gonna win,” declared member Khaleda Sharif.

Automakers at this year’s Detroit auto show are showing off green cars that promise luxury without all the usual performance and styling compromises. By Dan Carney.

A $1 billion network of electric car recharging stations will dot San Francisco Bay area highways under a plan unveiled Thursday.

Supporters think algae could someday be turned into cheap fuel for automobiles and airplanes, and are betting heavily with infusions of venture capital money and intensive research.

BMW is jumping into, or at least testing, the market for all-electric vehicles, announcing a pilot project to lease 500 completely electric Minis in California, New Jersey and New York.

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Owning an electric vehicle requires more than global-cooling ambitions. It takes guile, planning, sharp vision, a silver tongue — and a 50-foot extension cord.

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A vehicle-leasing company has launched a new business to maximise the growing demand for fuel efficient, greener cars. (PRWeb Oct 18, 2008)

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It’s not a dead end, but Tesla Motors — maker of a $109,000 all-electric sports car — this week said it has hit a financial wall of sorts, specifically a shortage of cash.

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The lithium-ion battery, already a fixture in personal electronic devices, soon will become the answer to high oil prices, panelists predicted Monday.